App Store - Updating Applications Bug

here's my problem:
app store shows there's x number of updates
i click to update, which is now a HUGE pain because the "update all" feature is gone
i have to pick each app one by one
then i go to the update of a certain app... it says FREE
i hit free, then i hit install and i get this:
"This discounted price is only available to customers who own a previous version of this item. To purchase this item at full price, click OK"
it gives me no choice other than to click ok.
then about half of them then say "This item is currently being modified. Please try again later"
(is someone really modifiying it on a Saturday at 5pm?)
this is a bug that needs fixing

i figured out my problem... i had two accounts that itunes understands.. a AOL account and a APPLE account... if i downloaded 5 apps when i was logged into the AOL account and then at a later time i was logged in the APPLE account, it would not download and update.. i would get the above error, however, if i logged off and logged in under the AOL account, those 5 apps would update and work fine.. however then the ones i downloaded when i was logged in under the APPLE account will now not update until i log in to those accounts

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